hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
feel; touch; impression (of a person); most impressive passage; highlight; beginning
rather; sooner; preferably
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
it's nothing; don't mention it; no thanks necessary
to say; to tell; to state; to do
on the occasion of; at the time of
background (of a case, incident, etc.)
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
craft; cunning; guile; serpentine wisdom
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
accident; disaster; incident; uprising; emergency
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
order; item (of a budget revision, etc.); counter for go pieces; counter for surrounded positions (in go)
completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened
convenient; handy; useful
your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right
polite; courteous; hospitable
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter